Contrary to common misconception, Elon Musk is neither the ‘father’ or founder of Tesla. That honor goes to Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. The internet billionaire made a significant investment in the firm and is the CEO, which explains the misperception. However, the 52-year-old is a real father who recently welcomed his 12th kid into this world.

Elon Musk’s 12th Child

Elon Musk has several children, and he keeps them out of the spotlight as much as possible. As a result, many were surprised to find that he secretly welcomed his 12th kid early this year. However, the child’s gender and name are unknown to the public.

Elon Musk Keeps Children Out of the Public

Despite his reputation for keeping his personal life private, Elon Musk has denied any intentional secrecy. “As for ‘secretly fathered,’ that is also false,” Elon Musk commented. “All our friends and family know. Failure to issue a press release, which would be bizarre, does not mean ‘secret.’”

Elon Musk and Nueralink Employee

The child’s mother is Shivon Zilis, Neuralink Corp.’s director of special projects. Although Musk is not the creator of Tesla, he did establish Neuralink Corp. on June 21, 2016. The neurotechnology business is working on “implantable brain-computer interfaces” and inserted the first “neural chip” earlier this year. Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful, and the firm still has some issues to work out.

Elon Musk’s Journey into Fatherhood

Meanwhile, Musk lives a tranquil life away from the public eye with his children. His road to parenting started in 2002. Sadly, his first son, Nevada Alexander, died from SIDS at the age of 10 weeks. Although he and his now-ex-wife Justine Wilson had a huge loss, they received twins two years later and eventually fathered children with Canadian musician Claire Elise Boucher, better known by her stage as GRIMES.